Job Description

Cognizant, a fortune 200 company, is searching for a Data Quality Analyst in San Jose, California. Our teams of sales ops support specialists work together on scalable solutions for our internal customers, supporting their needs. This means team members need to be proactive, motivated, organized, responsible and able to work well in a fast paced environment. In this role, you will support the setup and support user assignments to various programs. As part of the team, you will be responsible for resolving sophisticated issues that sales teams, managers and programs are facing on both a daily and quarterly basis. This role will require the ability to efficiently complete and implement solutions while also optimally presenting with stakeholders and sales as a whole. Minimum Qualifications - Experience: 6+ years of data / Business analyst experience - Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field - Strong proficiency in SQL and analyzing datasets - Knowledge of different modeling and data mining techniques - Effective communicator with peers, management, and cross-functional stakeholders - Creative problem solving and analytical skills - Confident user of Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets - Must be local to San Jose, CA. This is NOT a remote role Preferred Qualifications - Programming: Intermediate to Advanced experience in Python, R, Base SAS, or JavaScript - Reporting: Intermediate experience in Tableau or similar data visualization tools. - Proficient in managing multiple tasks while maintaining a consistent and strict attention to detail Responsibilities - Conduct non-routine end-to-end analyses, including data gathering from large and complex data sets, processing with ongoing deliverables to improve the quality - Build code to perform impact analysis on system wide issues to support business decisions - Perform ad-hoc analysis for cross-functional teams to provide key insights - Create and maintain dashboard for cross-functional partners to drive key business decisions - Understanding the client's problem and identifying the right research questions from data perspective - Corralling the data needed for analysis by cleaning, linking, and structuring different datasets - Bringing the results together in a narrative and communicating it effectively - Be responsible for formulating study hypotheses and determining appropriate analytical methods and procedures, with minimal oversight, documentation, or defined process - Work with management to improve statistical integrity, accuracy, and adequacy of the team’s deliverables - Provide mentorship and guidance to other team members in regards to data analytics - Build effective working relationships with upper management and cross-functional teams - Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and meet critical deadlines - Multi-task and prioritize requests to meet the most important and urgent business need Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary for this position is between $75,000 – 95,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans. Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: - Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance - Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off - 401(k) plan and contributions - Long-term/Short-term Disability - Paid Parental Leave - Employee Stock Purchase Plan Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position whom are legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship now or at any time in the future.